Psalm 68:4–10
68:4 Sing to God! Sing praises to his name!
Exalt the one who rides on the clouds!7
For the Lord is his name!8
Rejoice before him!
68:5 He is a father to the fatherless
and an advocate for widows.9
God rules from his holy palace.10
68:6 God settles those who have been deserted in their own homes;11
he frees prisoners and grants them prosperity.12
But sinful rebels live in the desert.13
68:7 O God, when you lead your people into battle,14
when you march through the desert,15
(Selah)
yes, the heavens pour down rain
before God, the God of Sinai,16
before God, the God of Israel.17
68:9 O God, you cause abundant showers to fall18 on your chosen people.19
When they20 are tired, you sustain them,21
68:10 for you live among them.22
You sustain the oppressed with your good blessings, O God.